Chapter 1124: War Money
Su Xuanming was fooling Cui Yuanye, and Cui Yuanye was also clear in his heart.
But he couldn't refute Su Xuan's fallacies and heresies, which were very reasonable.
For example, Su Xuan said that you can enjoy a discount if you buy late, and you can enjoy it early if you buy early.
The imperial court would not have sold this thing to them.
Su Xuan was short of money, so he took out the fire gun and sold it.
Today, the only armies with firearms are the Wushuang Army and the Imperial Court Army.
If Cui Yuanye buys the firearm, then he will also have a firearm.
And although it costs a little more money now, this thing will definitely be cheaper in the future.
But now if the firearm appears on the battlefield, he feels that the Jizhou army can completely sweep the entire Zezhou!
Then the benefits brought by the firecracker on the battlefield are far greater than the expenditure.
10,000 firecrackers are too expensive to die.
But Cui Yuanye really wanted to take it.
"Chitose Lord, we have spent a lot of silver this year, and I can barely scrape together five million taels of silver. But it's true that you can't get too much, can you make an IOU?" Cui Yuanye asked.
"What? Do you want to prostitute my family for nothing? Still have an IOU? Lao Tzu punched a hole in your head, believe it or not!" Xu Er is thin and has no good airway.
"Ershi, don't get excited!"
Su Xuan reprimanded.
"Mr. Cui, the silver is not enough, so the grain and grass will be scrapped. If there is not enough food and grass, then jewelry, calligraphy, paintings, fields, etc. Su Xuan said with a smile.
It's not that Cui Yuanye can't get grain and grass, but he wants to raise an army of more than 100,000 and doesn't want to move his foundation.
Jewelry, calligraphy and painting in troubled times are not as good as grain and grass.
I don't think I can make up a lot of money.
Cut the land......
That's not easy to cut, Yanzhou and Jizhou are separated by a mountain range, which is a natural barrier.
Ceded the land of Jizhou to Yanzhou, Su Xuan will definitely be stationed in the land of the land.
Although he said that he could keep the rear safe, who knows if he will do it?
When the time comes, the war will be raging, and they will only talk about interests, who will be the principle and credit?
After thinking about it, Cui Yuanye felt that if he squeezed it, there would always be silver.
"Master Chitose, I will first send someone to escort five million taels of silver to Yanzhou, and I will make up the rest within a month. If the time comes, I will have enough money, and I will make it with grain." Cui Yuanye said.
"Mr. Cui is bright, I am very happy to talk to you about business." Su Xuan said with a smile.
Then Su Xuan said to Xu Ershou, "Ershou, you go and send the fire gun to the mansion."
"But they haven't paid yet." Xu Ershou said.
"It's okay, Mr. Cui will definitely not break his word." Su Xuan said with a smile.
"Also, if he dares to break his promise, I will immediately bring the Divine Machine Battalion to kill him."
After Xu Ershou finished speaking, he got up and left.
The first business of the firearm was negotiated.
Su Xuan left Cui Yuanye with 300 firearms, and Cui Yuanye immediately ordered to go down and let the family collect five million taels of silver and send them to Yanzhou.
At night, Cui Yuanye held the firearm and observed it carefully, just like looking at a big baby.
"Dad, you've been holding it for almost half an hour." Cui Shenji said.
"This is a firecracker, and our Cui clan has a firecracker." Cui Yuanye said excitedly.
"You've said this dozens of times." Cui Shenji didn't have a good airway.
"Three hundred firearms, three hundred! Lao Tzu wants to see what the Wang clan of Zezhou will take to compete with us for Xianfeng County this time!" Cui Yuanye said.
"Dad, we need to step up the training of a firecracker, this firecracker will come in handy!" Cui Shenji said.
In fact, Cui Shenji was also very excited in his heart.
He also wanted to see how powerful the firecracker could be on the battlefield.
"This fire gun is our treasure, we have to secretly transfer some soldiers and horses to Xianfeng County. When the firecrackers are trained, they will completely take down Xianfeng County." Cui Yuanye said.
"That's what the child thinks, too
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A short time later, a man walked in briskly from outside.
"Master Qiyu, the recipe of black powder is not complicated, and only a few ingredients need to be used. The craftsmen say it's very simple, and a lot of configurations can be made at any time."
"What? The recipe for black powder is very simple?" Cui Yuanye couldn't help but be shocked.
He had firearms, but no gunpowder yet.
Su Xuan just gave him ***.
But he didn't expect that the craftsmen would get the gunpowder so quickly?
The formula of black powder is indeed not complicated, there are only a few raw materials.
Moreover, the formula given by Su Xuan is also relatively primitive black***, which is naturally easy to configure.
This kind of black powder is not pure enough, and it is just right to use it on the fire.
And the black powder used by the Wushuang Army today can be used on artillery.
Of course, as time progresses, the craftsmen of Jizhou will slowly improve the purity of gunpowder, which is only a matter of time.
However, for the current Jizhou, it is enough to have gunpowder that can be used.
Su Xuan was still very caring, not only gave the drawings for the forging of the fire gun, but even gave a very detailed instruction manual.
Cui Yuanye held the firecracker, and wanted to try the power of the firecracker.
But he didn't dare to use it himself.
So Cui Shenji took it.
"Dad, I'll try!"
Several people came to the courtyard, and Cui Shenji filled the fire gun with gunpowder and projectiles according to the instructions.
Then insert a fuse and light the firebolt.
"Bang~"
With a loud bang, the projectile ejected from the mouth of the gun and shot into the wall, making a hole in the wall.
"It's fun!"
The explosion just now made Cui Shenji feel excited.
It's really fun to use.
This rate of fire is far more portable than that of bows and arrows, and it is still far easier to get started than bows and arrows.
Even a scholar like Cui Shenji can hit the fire as soon as he gets started.
Give the firecrackers to the elite soldiers to train, and it is estimated that they will soon be able to get their hands on it.
"Dad, it's really enjoyable, do you want to try it?" Cui Shenji asked with a smile.
Cui Yuanye wanted to try, but he was still a little scared.
"No need." Cui Yuanye said with a smile.
He just needs to know that the fire gun is powerful, and that's enough.
"Dad, with my understanding of firecrackers, give three hundred firecrackers to the smart elite soldiers to train, and within three days, they will be able to use them freely." Cui Shenji said with a smile.
"Three days?"
"Yes."
"I thought it would take at least a month to train." Cui Yuanye said with a smile.
"No, this thing is really easy to use, you don't even need to think about it, as long as you know the method, you just have hands!"
"Good, good! Zezhou Wang, this time let's see what you use to fight with us in Jizhou!"